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17/02/2023
PM Meets With Stormont Leaders
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding meetings with Stormont leaders as speculation mounts that a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be close.
Mr Sunak and NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris are meeting with politicians near Belfast to discuss the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements, PA reports.
The Alliance Party was the first to have talks with Mr Sunak and meetings are also scheduled with the DUP, Sinn Fein, the SDLP and the UUP.
Following his visit to Northern Ireland, Mr Sunak is set to join European leaders in Germany this weekend for the Munich Security Conference and the protocol is likely to feature in discussions on the margins.
There is mounting speculation that a deal between the EU and UK could be unveiled early next week.
Mr Sunak and NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris are meeting with politicians near Belfast to discuss the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements, PA reports.
The Alliance Party was the first to have talks with Mr Sunak and meetings are also scheduled with the DUP, Sinn Fein, the SDLP and the UUP.
Following his visit to Northern Ireland, Mr Sunak is set to join European leaders in Germany this weekend for the Munich Security Conference and the protocol is likely to feature in discussions on the margins.
There is mounting speculation that a deal between the EU and UK could be unveiled early next week.
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